Looking for the best mattress for your money? To cut through the clutter of advertising you'll see out there, Consumer Reports has a look at the best mattresses and mattress retailers. The magazine broke out their findings by category: Traditional innerspring, memory foam and adjustable air. In each category, Consumer Reports recommends a best buy, as well as other mattresses they recommend based on ratings. Innerspring: The Denver Mattress Doctor's Choice for $500. The Sealy Posturepedic Hybrid Trust Cushion for $1,275 is also a best buy in this category, with a higher rating, but it's obviously a bit more expensive. Memory foam: Tuft & Needle Ten for $600. (Message from Tuft & Needle: "We don't actually use any memory foam in our mattress. We use our own time of polyfoam, T&N Adaptive™ foam. We created it with a foam scientist to have the pressure relief and comfort of memory foam and the breathability and support of latex foam.") The Novaform 14" Serafina Pearl Gel (Costco) is also a "best buy" pick for this category, but it's more expensive at $800.
Adjustable air: Sleep Number c2 Bed for $800. It's important to remember that price does not necessarily equate to satisfaction with mattresses. A more expensive mattress may not make for a better product. For more tips on finding the right mattress for you, check out Consumer Reports' buying guide here. Read more: What you need to know about sleeping pills On the question of retailers, Consumer Reports ranked the Original Mattress Factory stores as the top choice for customer satisfaction. Costco Wholesale was a close second. The high placement for Costco may reflect their return policy on mattresses: A full money back refund without penalty and no time limit. That really makes Costco stand apart! I particularly like the warehouse clubs for mattress shopping, and I've long advised people to test the mattress right there in the store for an extended period. Bring a book or tablet to Costco or Sam's Club and get those mattresses off the displays or yank them off the walls.
Then lay there for 15 minutes and see how you like the feel before you buy. There's one more option I want to mention to you. Casper is a new mattress company that's beloved by millennials. Their mattress comes via package delivery in this tiny box and you open it and watch it unfold before your eyes. The mattress, which sells for between $500 and $950, is made of memory foam and latex. Here's the reason a lot of young people really like this company: Casper gives you 100 nights to test out their mattress. If you don't like it, you send it back for 100% refund. Full size Murphy Bed Submitted by Hartung26 on Wed, 2013-06-26 22:07 PDF versionPLANS: A Murphy Bed YOU Can Build, and Afford to BuildMurphy Bed Full sized mattresses have long been the standard for couples sleeping together or for single sleepers who'd like a little more room. Also referred to as a double bed, the full sized bed provides enough room for two people to sleep comfortably. The average double mattress is large enough for a good night's sleep for two people, without being as large, heavy and cumbersome as a queen size or king size mattress.
A full mattress is also a little less expensive to buy than these larger mattresses. It also takes up less room making it a good choice for smaller bedrooms or apartments. Let's take a look at some of the basic facts you ought to know before you decide to buy a full mattress. Full size mattresses do vary in size, depending on the country where they are made. In North America, a full sized mattress is fifty-four inches wide by seventy-five inches long. This is fifteen inches wider than a twin mattress and six inches narrower than a queen. A full sized XL mattress is eighty inches long, as long as king or queen. Mattress manufacturers in the UK use the same sizing, but call the shorter mattress a small double, and the longer mattress simply a double. In continental Europe, a full mattress is one hundred forty by two hundred centimeters, or a little more than fifty-five by seventy-eight inches. In much of Asia, the standard size for a full mattress is forty-eight inches by seventy-eight inches.
So depending on where you purchase, the size of the full or double mattress may vary. Full mattresses are traditionally about eight inches thick, but pillow tops and other luxury features have increased their height over the years. This means that if you buy a new mattress, your old sheets may not fit. Special extra-deep sheets have been made to fit these taller mattresses and are readily available wherever you can by bedding. Just be sure to check the labels and remember to measure your current full size mattress before you shop for new sheets, as this can make the experience a lot less painful, and prevent the need to return them in the future. Full sized mattresses have long been the standard for couples. We have seen this change in recent years as more and more couples are going to queen sized and even king sized mattress. Many people are switching from full mattresses to queen or king size options as these larger mattresses can make it easier to sleep together at night. Some of this has been blamed on US citizens' increasing obesity levels, but other factors, like the aging of a large segment of the population, may also affect ease of sleep.
Queen and king mattresses can be very difficult to move and transport, however, and may not fit gracefully in the bedrooms of some older homes. That means that double beds are sometimes the better choice. A full sized mattress is also often a good choice for a growing child. The twin bed he/she has slept in since those adorable toddler days may not be the best choice as he/she closes in on those teen years. Often a growth spurt will make the twin bed seem tiny and uncomfortable. Some parents opt for the full sized bed and then make Junior give up his bed for visiting relatives providing a temporary guest bed. Consider if the full size mattress would be a good fit for your family. If you're in the market for a new bed, don't immediately rule out the full size mattress. While this size has recently been eclipsed by larger, more luxurious beds, this does not mean a full sized bed won't provide a good night's sleep. Take a little time and check out a few of these medium sized mattresses and see if one of them will be right for the way you sleep and what you want to spend.